Sorry about the lack of updates, but we're
backSo, summer comes around, you work
full time, then you go off to college, and what happens? There's
no time for updates. So, you get lots of mail saying
"What's going on with the MK Empire?" Well, to tell you the truth,
there was no free time. But, don't fret, because although there were
no updates, secretely in the background the site was still being run and
news was still being collected for MK: Deadly
Alliance. What... did you think that I'd just skip all
the nitty gritty? Hell no, so without further adieu, here's all the
stuff that was missed since July 16th, put into nice little categories
for ease of reading. Yeh, it's kind of sucky, but I had to condense
a lot...

NEWS:--Release date for MK:
Deadly Allianceis definetly November 22nd ("Fatality
Friday") for all next-gen home console systems. The Gameboy Advance
version is still TBA.--Recently, the Tokyo Game Show
boasted the latest build of MK: Deadly Alliance.
Both GameSpotand
IGNwere
there, and they say there's been a lot of improvement. They
saw both classic and new moves, a new character named Hsu Hao, the
new "power-up" feature where a character grows for a short time and becomes
possibly more powerful, "Test Your Might" (it's phat), and 3 new
stages (a pirate ship stage, a moving gondola stage, and a portal that
sucks things into it, kind of like MK2). Check out the GameSpot
preview and the IGN
review.--In a press event that was held
in Las Vegas, Nevada, dubbed "Midway's Gamers Day", Midwayshowed
a much updated version of MK: Deadly Alliance.--MK5.orgput
out its MK: DA fan interview of 20 questions that were sent to and answered
by the MK: DA development team. Check out MK5.org to read it all.--GameSpothas
written a small previewof
MK:
Deadly Alliancepertaining to what they saw in Nevada.
Points of interest: Possibility of only 1 fatality per character, 5th attack
button reserved for reversals and throwing, drunk character Bo Rai Cho
shown, combos revamped, and more fighting style info.--At Midway's Gamers Day, 2 fatalities
were revealed for MK: Deadly Alliance! Planet
GameCube's previewgives us this info:Sub-Zero's Skeleton Rip: Sub slams
his hand into the opponents back, searches, and pulls out the skeleton.Jax's Head Stomp: Just like in
MK3, the opponent is on the ground and Jax jumps up and slams down on the
opponent's head, resulting in blood everywhere.--Pics of Sub-Zero's skeleton rip
can be seen in the September issue of Game
Informer magazine.--IGN
PS2has posted
a nice little previewof
what they played at Midway's Gamers Day as well.--The Official
MK: Deadly Alliance Websiteupdated their character bio section
with Kano's info. It says he was promoted to be general of Shao Kahn's
army but has to decide to either join Kahn or the Deadly Alliance of Quan
Chi and Shang Tsung. You can also see some new screenshots of him.--A U.K. magazine called P2
Magazine (July, 2002) has a 6-page interview with Ed Boon in it.
Points of interest: Combo info, MK: DA has multi-stage arenas like in MK3,
and weapons on the ground in certain stages.--The winners of the MK:
Deadly AllianceArt Contest were announced, and many were from
the MK5.orgmessage board.
They're sketches will most likely be in the game.--IGN
Xboxupdated
with a small previewof
MK:
Deadly Alliance, containing some new artwork, screenshots,
and pictures of the new character Khan.--IGN
Pocketposts a previewof
MK: DA on the Gameboy Advance, but it's for members only (Secret - just
delete your cookies to see more :).

PICTURES:--IGN.comshows
more screenshots
and stage sketchesto paying Complete members only, including
pics of Khan and the Shaol of Quan Chi!--GameSpotupdates
with Playstation 2 screenshots and GameBoy Advance screenshots in their
respective sections at the site.--Tons of new "membership only"
screens at XBox
IGN's media page.--New renders show up over at PS2
IGN, including Quan Chi's Fortress, and their media
pagehas some new screens and concept art.--GameSpot
Completereleases 16 new MK: DA screenshots if you can pay
here.

ADS:-The September issue of PSM
Magazine has an 8-page sort of "History of MK" thing in it. Something
to note is their MK: Deadly Allianceinfo
about "Test Your Site". It says it involves keeping your eyes on
a moving object. Also, bets can be placed in the game to earn kurrency
like in "Konquest" mode, which allows you to unlock secrets in the 676
"koffins" in the game. The magazine also cracks on MK Trilogy.-The September issue of EGM
has a 2-page ad for MK: DA, with a little Scorpion versus Quan Chi action!
Plus, their November issue has an ad in it as well that also contains
a coupon from Electronics Boutique for 30% off the MK: DA hint book if
you buy the game too.-The November issue of PSM Magazine
has MK: DA on the cover! It shows a nice sketch of Sub-Zero holding
a decapitated head. The article inside also reveals tons of new info
for some characters, as well as the first-ever pics of Reptile (who
now looks like a reptile!), and pics of a new female combatant named Nitara,
who is a vampire!

VIDEOS:-GameSpot
Completereleases 4 new MK: DA videos, featuring fights, less
colorful weapons (yes!), special moves, and the drunken Bo Rai Cho.-IGNreleases
6 more MK: DA videos for the XBox, boasting reversals and the like.
Check them out below:http://xboxmovies.ign.com/xbox/video/mortalkombat_080702_01.movhttp://xboxmovies.ign.com/xbox/video/mortalkombat_080702_02.movhttp://xboxmovies.ign.com/xbox/video/mortalkombat_080702_03.movhttp://xboxmovies.ign.com/xbox/video/mortalkombat_080702_04.movhttp://xboxmovies.ign.com/xbox/video/mortalkombat_080702_05.movhttp://xboxmovies.ign.com/xbox/video/mortalkombat_080702_06.mov-IGN
Insiderreleases a new MK: DA trailer. See Scorpion versus
Quan Ch with cool camera angles!-GameSpotupdates
with 6 new MK: DA PS2 videos from the Tokyo Game Show. See Cyrax
and Kitana fighting, Johnny Cage, Sub-Zero, Sonya, Scorpion performing
"Test Your Might", power-ups, and all that great stuff if you pay here.